Shelf bracket



R. B. COX

SHELF BRAGKE'I' Filed July 27, 1922 v INVENTOR.

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Patented Dec. 2, 1924.

UNITED STATES RAY B. COX, OF BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA.

SHELF BRACKET.

Application filed July 27, 1922. Serial No. 577,966.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RAY B. Cox, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Berkeley, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shelf Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to shelf brackets, and the principal object thereof is to provide a simple and effective device formed preferably of sheet metal and of unitary structure, capable of being attached at selected points to the sides of a closet or compartment, and to receive and hold a shelf thereon in fixed position.

Another object is to provide a shelf bracket of angular cross section formed of a single piece of sheet metal and provided with a ledge for receiving the end of a shelf, and having upstanding lips adjacent the rear side of said ledge for engagement with the end of the shelf, and inwardly bent extensions adapted to be driven into the wooden sides of a compartment or closet, whereby the bracket may be fixed in its position therein for firmly supporting a shelf.

Other objects may appear as the description progresses.

I have illustrated a preferred form of device in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of my improved shelf bracket.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a cabinet,

' showing my improved device attached thereto for supporting a shelf.

Fig. 3 is a transverse fragmentary section, showing the bracket in position for supporting the shelf.

As shown in the drawings, in the preferred form my device includes a unitary structure formed of sheet metal and having an elongated body portion B of right angular cross section with a horizontally disposed web 1 and depending webs 2, 2, intergral therewith and spaced apart. A pair of upstanding lips 3, 3 are formed of the web 1 and are bent upwardly, as shown, said lips being substantially spaced apart and positioned at points close to the ends of the body. The inner portions of the de pending webs 2, 2, are bent at right angles and constitute attaching members 4, 4, which are provided with sharp' edges 5, 5, and each has a pair of spaced prongs 6, 6.

The members 4, 4, are disposed at right angles to the webs 2, 2, and extend outwardly thereof, as shown.

My improved shelf bracket is adapted to be used in a closet such as shown at C, and is adapted to be attached to the sides 6, e, of said closet. The side 6, 6, may be provided with spaced parallel kerfs 7, 7, of suflicient depth to receive the attaching members 4, 4, of the bracket, or the said ends of the closet may be lined as shown in Fig. 3, with vertical strips 8, 9 and 10, spaced apart so as to provide the grooves 7 therein to receive the members 4, 4.

As shown in Fig. 3, the inner portions of the members 4, 4, are adapted to seat within the grooves or kerfs 7, 7, while prongs 6, 6, are adapted to be driven into the wood of the ends 0, 6, so as to hold the bracket firmly in position. The brackets for each of the ends of the shelf S are exactly similar, and the grooves or kerfs 7, 7, on the ends 6, e, of the closet are transversely alined so that the brackets B, B, will be exactly opposite. By inserting the members 4, 4, of the brackets in the grooves or kerfs 7 before attaching the same to the ends 6, e, facilitates the attachment thereof, and serves to hold the ledges 1 in true horizontal position.

Of course, it will be understood that my improved shelf bracket is adapted for use in connection with any size or character of closet, cupboard or compartment, and any number of said brackets may be used in a closet, depending upon the number of shelves, and in all cases by inserting the members 4, 4, of the brackets in the kerfs or grooves 7 of the ends of the closet, all of the brackets will be horizontal and the ledges 1 thereof parallel.

The structure of the bracket B as shown, prevents the displacement of the brackets due to excessive weight on the shelf S, because of the fact that the ends of the shelf abut the upstanding members 3, 3, of the brackets, while the lower side of the shelf rests upon the ledges 1, 1 of said brackets, therefore it will be impossible to detach the members 4, 4, of the brackets from the ends of the cabinet when the shelf S is weighted down.

It will be apparent that I have provided a thoroughly satisfactory and effective shelf hanger or support, formed of a single piece of sheet metal and capable of being ta 73,5113? i) .1 5

manufactured at a minimum cost, and affording ample strength for the purpose stated.

Vhat I claim is:

1. A shelf bracket comprising a unitary structure formed of sheet metal and provided with an elongated ledge for receiving the end of a shelf, a plurality of abutments bent upwardly from the rear side of said ledge for engagement with the end of the shelf, and a pair of vertically disposed webs depending from said ledge and having right angularly bent extensions thereon with prongs adapted to be projected into the shelf support for retaining the bracket in adjusted positions.

2. A. shelf support formed of a single piece of sheet material having a body portion of right angular cross section, and provided with a horizontal ledge adapted to receive the end of a shelf, a pair of spaced abutments out and bent upwardly from said ledge, spaced web portions at opposite extremities of said ledge, and substantially in the plane of said abutments for engagement with the side of a cabinet, the inner extremities of said webs being formed into right angularly bent extensions with prongs thereon having beveled edges whereby said extensions may be driven into the side of the cabinet for supporting the bracket.

RAY B. COX. Witnesses E. A. SEARS, R. L. UNnicRwooD. 

